Write Now by Getty-Dubay
Write Now is a self-paced handwriting makeover for adults—no loops, no stress, just smooth, speedy, elegant italic writing. Boost legibility, ease hand strain, and rediscover the joy of penmanship.
$19.95
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Complete Course
Consumable
Mastery Learning
Nonreligious
(3rd edition)
Write Now is the adult version of the Getty-Dubay italic handwriting method—the same method taught in Books A through G of the student series, condensed into a single self-paced book for adults who want to improve their handwriting. The full course runs 96 pages and covers basic italic, cursive italic, and edge-pen italic.
The premise of italic—and of Write Now—is that most adults who hate their handwriting were taught a system that doesn't hold up under speed. Traditional looped cursive asks the hand to make movements it doesn't naturally want to make, which is why so much adult handwriting devolves into illegible scrawl the moment you stop concentrating. Italic is built on slightly sloped, elliptical letterforms that follow the natural rhythm of the hand, with basic and cursive sharing the same shapes. The result is handwriting that stays legible at speed.
A few details worth knowing: the entire book is handwritten, so every page demonstrates the method in practice. The edge-pen Italic section at the end teaches the calligraphic version of the method—optional, yet relevant if you want to extend italic into formal lettering. And the book includes instructions for a more ergonomic pen and pencil hold, if hand cramps are part of why your current handwriting falls apart.
This is a self-guided course that you can work through at your own pace. Write Now is a good fit for an adult who wants to overhaul their handwriting from the ground up, or who's teaching italic to a child and wants to learn the method themselves.
How to Use Write Now
- One page a day is a steady pace. At one page per day, the book's 96 pages take just over three months. More is fine if you want to push; less is fine if you don't.
- Try the ergonomic pen hold if your hand cramps. The book includes instructions for an alternative pen and pencil hold designed for people who grip too tightly. If hand cramps are part of why your current handwriting falls apart, the section is worth working through whenever you notice the cramping starting.
- Use the method outside the book. Grocery lists, to-do lists, thank-you notes, journal entries—anything you'd normally write is practice. These are the practical applications of what Write Now teaches—and they're also the way to polish what you're learning.
Publisher's Information
Publisher: Getty-Dubay Productions
Authors: Barbara Getty & Inga Dubay
Age Recommendation: Adult
Faith-Based: No
Consumable: Yes
Pages: 96
ISBN: 9780982776223
Format: Softcover
Copyright: 2005
Made in: USA
- October 9, 2014
Love it. My daughter' s
Saverinas K.
Love it. My daughter' s handwringing is starting to improve. So is mine.
- January 14, 2013
Great for older students/adults
Michigan M.
I used the Getty Dubay workbooks with my sons, and it helped develop their beautiful, legible handwriting. But there was a problem. My own writing looked more like a doctor's scribbling! I saw that they were beginning to wonder why they had to be diligent about their handwriting and I did not. So, when I saw this book, I ordered it for myself. When they would do their writing practice, I would do mine as well, following this book. And it actually worked! My handwriting is very much improved, and it really does come in handy sometimes to have nice-looking handwriting. This book would also be good for older students who just need some help, and don't want to deal with "childish" workbooks.
